Halcott peide jones



(No Model.) 2 Sheets--Sheet 1. H. P. J ONES GAR COUPLING. No. 372,268. I Patented Oct. 25, 1887.

N. PETERS Phnlo'Lifllcgnpher, Washinglon. D. C.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

H. P. JONES,

GAR COUPLING.

No. 372,268. Patented Oct. 25, 1887.

N. PEIERS Phnln-Lilhngmphur. \Vashinglon. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HALGOTT PRIDE J ONES; OF HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,268, dated October 25, 1887.

Application filed February 17, 1887. Serial No. 227,947. (No model.)

To aZZ whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, HALOOTT PRIDE J oNEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hillsborough, Orange county,North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Car-Couplings, of which the following is a clear and exact description.

My invention relates to car couplings; and the object of my improvement is to produce a coupling for freight and passenger cars, which is simple in construction, easily operated and applied, and not liable to get out of order from constant usage. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I is a side view of two cars embodying my improved coupling. Fig. II is a plan sectional view of the same, taken on line 00 00, Fig. I. Fig. III isa cross sectional view taken on line y y, Fig. I. Fig. IV is a longitudinal section showing how the cars are uncoupled.

A A represent two cars; B B, the buffers attached thereto.

O O are the coupling-bars, pivoted on pins D D, secured to the buffer-heads B B. These bars are pivoted within the buffers, as shown in Figs. Hand III. The outer ends of these bars 0 O are provided with two springarms, The arms f and f are provided wit-h double arro w-heads g g, and arms f f* are provided with single or half arrow-heads h h The arms are so arranged that the smooth or plain surface f thereof will always be' on the outside. (See Fig. 2.) In order to do this, the arms with the double arrow-heads, (designated f 2 f must be so placed onto the coupling-bar'as to always pass in between themselves and the arms with single or half arrowheads. The arrow-heads should be 'so constructed as to offer as little resistance to the spreading apart of the arms as possible. The arms f f ff are to be made of suflicient length to give as much or as little slack motion as may be required.

To couple cars with my invention, simply allow the bars and arms to rest on the butters, as shown in Figs. III and IV. When the cars come together, the double arrow-head g of arm f 2 will pass in between the arrow-head g and single or half arrow-head h, and at the same time the said head 9 will pass in between the said head 9 and single or half head h As soon as the arrow-heads have passed each other, they will automatically spring behind one another and effectually lock or couple the cars together. (See Fig. II.) Parts 2' of the heads are curved inward, so as to form a surer and better grip, and at the same time permit the cars to move around curves and to play upand down Without uncoupling.

To nncouple the cars, raise the bar 0, as shown in Fig. IV. Either one ofthe bars can be raised and produce the same result. Different modes can be devised for raising the bars 0 O. The device shown is applicable to freightcars. On passenger-cars a different device can be used. As this does not relate to nor affect the principle of my invention, I do not go into a lengthy description of any particular device for accomplishing the same. The depth of the coupling bars, with their spring-arms, should be sufficient to permit the coupling of a loaded or unloaded car or cars of different heights.

It will be observed that when the cars come together after being coupled the buffers take up the concussionand not the coupling bars.

The buffers should be constructed high enough to allow the coupling-bars to be lifted in order to uncouple. Likewise, the lower front ends of the buffers are opened to allow the heads to pass in when the cars are of unequal height.

The coupling-barsv are made of metal and the arms thereof steel. The same result can be accomplished by making the arms of any other metal and giving them elasticity by means of a spiral or other spring placed between'them.

The buffers can be cast or otherwise constructed.

Having thus described my invention, I de sire to claim- In a car-coupling, the hollow or tubular draw-bar and draw-head, in combination with the bars 0 0, having barbsii, and'suitable operating-levers, the bars being horizontally pivoted within the draw-head, and thereby protected from buffing strains and secured against accidental uncoupling, as set forth and described.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

-'- HALOOTT PRIDE JONES. 

